> "Is it $500 better?" For me, sure. I looked at all the things that a desktop is bad at, that the iPad is good at. Like reading on the couch, occupying the

> "Is it $500 better?" For me, sure. I looked at all the things that a desktop is bad at, that the iPad is good at. Like reading on the couch, occupying the kids in the car, annotation and note-taking away from a traditional desk, reviewing a load of pictures in the field, diagramming or sketching. I've spent more than $500 on an assortment of devices to meet those needs and none of them have been half as good as the iPad. So for me, it's absolutely worth it. But my finding value in it certainly doesn't speak to whether you will or should. Maybe you don't have any of those needs.